11120745

Scan Driver

PublishedSeptember 14, 2021
Assigneenot available in USPTO data we have
InventorsJong Hee KIM
Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
11 claims

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1. A scan driver comprising: stages connected to respective scan lines, the stages configured to supply scan signals to the scan lines in response to voltages of 11th and 12th nodes; and a selective drive circuit connected to i stages, where i is a natural number equal to or greater than 2, the selective drive circuit comprising a first node and a second node, wherein each of the stages comprises a first connection transistor connected between the first node and the 11th node and a second connection transistor connected between the second node and the 12th node, wherein the first connection transistor and the second connection transistor are configured to be turned on by a second control signal to electrically connect the first node to the 11th node and the second node to the 12th node, respectively, and wherein the selective drive circuit comprises: a first transistor connected between an input terminal of a first carry signal and a third node, the first transistor comprising a gate electrode connected to an input terminal of a first control signal; a second transistor connected between the third node and a first power supply, the second transistor comprising a gate electrode which is connected to a fourth node; a third transistor connected between the third node and the fourth node, the third transistor comprising a gate electrode connected to an input terminal of the first control signal; a fourth transistor connected between the first power supply and the first node, the fourth transistor comprising a gate electrode connected to the fourth node; a fifth transistor connected between the fourth node and a second power supply, the fifth transistor comprising a gate electrode connected to the fourth node; and a capacitor connected between the first power supply and the fourth node.

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2. The scan driver according to claim 1 , wherein the first carry signal and the first control signal are configured to overlap each other at least once during a display period in a frame.

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3. The scan driver according to claim 1 , wherein the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are configured to control a voltage of the fourth node in response to the first carry signal and the first control signal.

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4. The scan driver according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth transistor is configured to be turned on in response to a voltage of the fourth node to supply the first node with a voltage of the first power supply.

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5. The scan driver according to claim 1 , wherein the fifth transistor is configured to be turned on in response to a voltage of the fourth node to supply the second node with a voltage of the second power supply.

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6. The scan driver according to claim 1 , wherein the second control signal is configured to be supplied to at least one selected stage during a display period in one frame.

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7. The scan driver according to claim 6 , wherein the selected stage is configured to supply a first scan signal to a first scan line in response to a voltage of the 11th node and supply a second scan signal to a second scan line in response to a voltage of the 12th node during a sensing period between the display periods.

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8. The scan driver according to claim 1 , wherein each of the stages further comprises an initialization transistor configured to initialize a voltage at the 11th node to a voltage of the second power supply in response to a reset signal.

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9. The scan driver according to claim 1 , wherein the i stages that are connected to the same selective drive circuit are configured to be supplied with first to ith clock signals, respectively.

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10. The scan driver according to claim 9 , wherein the first to ith clock signals are configured to have the same period, and the nth clock signal is shifted in phase by 1/i cycle as compared with the (n−1)th clock signal, where n is a natural number from 2 to i.

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11. The scan driver according to claim 9 , wherein the i stages are configured to each output a carry signal to a next stage in response to the first through ith clock signals.

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September 14, 2021

Inventors

Jong Hee KIM

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